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| Vijay Mallya and Pinky Lalwani (both in middle) with friends. Twitter pic |
Pinky Lalwani, the woman who shared good times with former tycoon Vijay Mallya, is standing by him in his bad times as well.
Media reports said when Vijay Mallya took Jet Airways flight 9W122 to London on March 2, he was accompanied by a woman.
News X has identified the woman as Pinky Lalwani, Vijay Mallya's longtime partner.
Since 2011, Pinky Lalwani has been Vijay Mallya's constant companion, travelling with him, and also playing hostess to his famous parties. She is close to his family, has been sighted with his mother as well.
Despite being attached to Vijay Mallya, not much is known about her, except that she is a former Kingfisher employee.
The NewsX report also referred to the rumours that Vijay Mallya and Pinky Lalwani may have married.
If true, that would make Pinky Lalwani, Vijay Mallya's third wife.
He married an airhostess Samira Tyabjee and divorced her in 1993. Budding actor Sidhartha Mallya was born from this marriage.
Vijay Mallya then married Rekha, his neighbor from childhood days, who had been married twice earlier. She had a daughter from her first marriage and a son and a daughter from her second marriage.
Vijay Mallya and Rekha have two daughters, Tanya and Leanna. He reportedly regards Rekha’s children from her previous marriages, as his own.
But the couple drifted apart over the years and Rekha now reportedly lives in the US.